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mitt romney has this horse. barack obama raises money from the private equity titans while slamming mitt romney for being a private equity guy. >> and the fundraiser which is about the most tone deaf thing you can do as a democrat imaginable. it does stick. the facts of his extraordinary success. >>> now i want to get to this. this is something that mitt romney has just said. so harry reid came out. he has been saying it a lot. it got mitt mad. >> it's time for harry to put up or shut up. harry is going to have to describe who it is he spoke with because that is totally and completely wrong. it's untrue, dishonest and inaccurate. it is wrong. so i'm looking forward to have harry reveal his sources and we'll probably find out it is the white house. >> i guess you would sayo mitt romney, too, put up or shut up. if you put your taxes out harry reid would have to "shutup." >> because he hasn't put the taxes out there is nothing preventing his opponents to bring it up. he is in a bit of a political spot here that may
mitt romney has this horse. barack obama raises money from the private equity titans while slamming mitt romney for being a private equity guy. >> and the fundraiser which is about the most tone deaf thing you can do as a democrat imaginable. it does stick. the facts of his extraordinary success. >>> now i want to get to this. this is something that mitt romney has just said. so harry reid came out. he has been saying it a lot. it got mitt mad. >> it's time for harry to put...
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alice, there's something else that mitt romney said during that interview. he said, quote, from time to time i've been audited, i think as happens to other citizens as well. and the accounting firm which prepares my taxes has done a very thorough and complete job paying taxes as legally due. this seems to -- it confuses me even more. he's been audited, which proves the point we've been making for a while. he's never done anything wrong or remotely shady in his taxes. why won't he release the returns? >> why should he? he's acted in compliance with the law. he's produced the last two years of his tax information. he has never broken the law in this regard. why should he? if he does release two more years, the media and the obama campaign is going to want him to release ten or 20. this is a pathetic distraction from the obama distraction who would rather talk about something that the average person is not concerned about than what people are concerned about which is the obama administration's record for the past three years, which is not good. >> roland, one t
alice, there's something else that mitt romney said during that interview. he said, quote, from time to time i've been audited, i think as happens to other citizens as well. and the accounting firm which prepares my taxes has done a very thorough and complete job paying taxes as legally due. this seems to -- it confuses me even more. he's been audited, which proves the point we've been making for a while. he's never done anything wrong or remotely shady in his taxes. why won't he release the...
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and also all about mitt romney and his taxes. but first, let's send it back to john avlon to get some other headlines we're watching tonight. >> syrian rebel forces have taken some control of some iraqi border closings. a senior iraqi army official tells cnn rebels have control of the the two main border posts, along with seven other smaller security points. iraqi security forces have increased their military presence due to the instability in syria along the border. according to an opposition group, 217 people were killed in syrian violence today. >>> we're learning new detils about yahoo! ceo marissa mayer's pay. it amounts to $83,000 a month with a potential $2 million a year in bonuses. she also gets $14 million to compensate her for what she gave up when she left google. $1 million in stocks and options. and a retention reward. $30 million in stocks and options that will vest over five years. it gives her a total five year pay package of $71 million. and could potentially be worth more than $100 million if she hits performan
and also all about mitt romney and his taxes. but first, let's send it back to john avlon to get some other headlines we're watching tonight. >> syrian rebel forces have taken some control of some iraqi border closings. a senior iraqi army official tells cnn rebels have control of the the two main border posts, along with seven other smaller security points. iraqi security forces have increased their military presence due to the instability in syria along the border. according to an...
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doug, this is a tough order for mitt romney. it's not that things are great or anywhere where they need to be, but they're getting a little bit better and the polls seem to be getting a little bit worse when you look at it from mitt romney's perspective. >> well, i think the key is that today's report might have looked good for the topline jobs number, but if you dig inside it, we did see another 150,000 people give up looking for jobs entirely. we did see more people get unemployed. and for those who had jobs, we saw hours of work flat and weekly earnings of production workers actually fall. so the important thing to remember is that the majority of americans have jobs. and for them, the key is income growth, a better standard of living. we haven't seen that in this recovery. disposable incomes grow very slowly. and today's report is another report like that. >> jim, when doug raises that point, it brings me to you, your book, "the betrayal of the american dream." the lack of income growth, yes, more people are employed than ar
doug, this is a tough order for mitt romney. it's not that things are great or anywhere where they need to be, but they're getting a little bit better and the polls seem to be getting a little bit worse when you look at it from mitt romney's perspective. >> well, i think the key is that today's report might have looked good for the topline jobs number, but if you dig inside it, we did see another 150,000 people give up looking for jobs entirely. we did see more people get unemployed. and...
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hit romney? i don't know. would he have been better off staying home? nearly evenly split. 48% said yes but 52% said no, he should have gone ahead. "outfront" tonight wesley clark and foreign policy spokesman for mitt romney. let me start with you, general clark. do you think he did the right thing? i mean obviously there were gaffes. there's no denying that but did he get more out of it than he lost in some of those hits? >> i think ultimately that's something the american people are going to have to decide. when something like this is done in a campaign, most say no big issue, then there must be some horse race reason why he's leaving the country. so there were a lot of discussions about taxes and did he pay the right taxes and so forth and why he won't release his returns and there was a bain campaign. probably the way it's done and i've been involved with the campaign for a few years, somebody said, hey, you need credentials, go out there, see some allies, have a great trip you. know you're going to go to friendly countries, britain, england, poland
hit romney? i don't know. would he have been better off staying home? nearly evenly split. 48% said yes but 52% said no, he should have gone ahead. "outfront" tonight wesley clark and foreign policy spokesman for mitt romney. let me start with you, general clark. do you think he did the right thing? i mean obviously there were gaffes. there's no denying that but did he get more out of it than he lost in some of those hits? >> i think ultimately that's something the american...
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that's again a quote from mitt romney. he said it for the second time to harry reid over accusations that he hasn't paid taxes in a decade. >> harry reid really has to put up or shut up, all right? so harry, who are your sources? >> senator reid says his source is an investor at mitt romney's former firm, bain capital. the two men have been engaged in a war of words over romney's decision to not release more than two years' of tax returns. senator reid is not backing down either. >> the word's out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. let him prove that he has paid taxes, because he hasn't. >> all right. today mitt romney denied the allegations, again, as you saw. political analyst roland martin has been following this story for us. he's "outfront," along with "national review" senior editor ranesh peru. roland, mitt romney is saying, i've paid taxes every year. anyone saying anything to the contrary is wrong, put up or shut up. but senator reid is not backing down. why? >> again, because what they want to do is to
that's again a quote from mitt romney. he said it for the second time to harry reid over accusations that he hasn't paid taxes in a decade. >> harry reid really has to put up or shut up, all right? so harry, who are your sources? >> senator reid says his source is an investor at mitt romney's former firm, bain capital. the two men have been engaged in a war of words over romney's decision to not release more than two years' of tax returns. senator reid is not backing down either....
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>>> and new questionings about mitt romney's taxes. after the presidential candidate talked about his tax rate and being audits, there was a lot of talk. >>> and michael bloomberg first went after soda. now it's mothers and breastfeeding. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the big scare. with four days before congress high-tails it out of washington, there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. we're talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. >> the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that wld be to prevent these cuts, which in the words of his own secretary of defense, would devastate our national security. >> interesting, acting like a commander in chief, because a lot of the previous commanders in chief h
>>> and new questionings about mitt romney's taxes. after the presidential candidate talked about his tax rate and being audits, there was a lot of talk. >>> and michael bloomberg first went after soda. now it's mothers and breastfeeding. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the big scare. with four days before congress high-tails it out of washington, there was plenty of talk about the dire...
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romney, a bit more than four. in ohio, again, the president has more than doubled romney's spending. 21.6 million to 9.4 million. virginia, same thing. 8.4 million to just under 4 million. florida, nearly triple, 21.9 million to 8.5 million. all of that has left mitt romney with substantially more money in his campaign treasure chest which over the next few days, kind of complex money there, but look at the bottom line there, cash on hand, 197 million for mitt romney there. as this convention takes off, he's expected to start pouring that money out there. "outfront" tonight to talk about the impact of that financial storm, democratic strategist hilary rosen, glad you're here. strategist reihan salam. and ken porter. romney supporter has spent an awful lot on his ads. why has he spent so little compared to the president? >> thanks to a couple court decisions in 2010, are able to accept unlimited funds from people, corporations, even unions, though we see that more on the left, to air really hard-hitting ads attacki
romney, a bit more than four. in ohio, again, the president has more than doubled romney's spending. 21.6 million to 9.4 million. virginia, same thing. 8.4 million to just under 4 million. florida, nearly triple, 21.9 million to 8.5 million. all of that has left mitt romney with substantially more money in his campaign treasure chest which over the next few days, kind of complex money there, but look at the bottom line there, cash on hand, 197 million for mitt romney there. as this convention...
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which mitt romney will show up? we have on the gallup poll the number one issue for abortion, 38% won't vote for a candidate that disagrees with them on abortion. what would president romney do? >> he's stated he's a pro-life, but as you pointed out, that poll did not say which side women are on. oftentimes when there are polls it shows that it kind of cancels out somewhat the people who are single-issue voters. we know obviously people feel strongly on both sides of that issue. a lot of that -- the supreme court decides a lot of these decisions, and what we're dealing with and what congress deals with and what states deal with are some of the economic issues on funding. those are things where we want to have funds, limited funds go to things like science and math education, things that we support. getting jobs for women. having jobs for our kids when they come out of college, which they don't have now. those are the issues that women are concerned about. >> they are concerned about those, but they're concerned abou
which mitt romney will show up? we have on the gallup poll the number one issue for abortion, 38% won't vote for a candidate that disagrees with them on abortion. what would president romney do? >> he's stated he's a pro-life, but as you pointed out, that poll did not say which side women are on. oftentimes when there are polls it shows that it kind of cancels out somewhat the people who are single-issue voters. we know obviously people feel strongly on both sides of that issue. a lot of...
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we're america's natural gas. >>> should mitt romney have stayed home? he's back home after some overseas less than ideal headlines. >> in what's being called mitt romney's golden gaffe. >> london, the trip started with a difficult stop for mitt romney i think it's fair to say. >> what was supposed to be a low impact, upbeat, good will, three nations overseas trip turned into quite a challenge today for the traveling romney campaign. >> and this unfortunately reinforces the mitt romney image of kind of aloof and not always understanding the situation. >> romney's audition as an international diplomat is quite honestly off to a rocky start. >> the latest courtesy of a -- here's what he did in poland this morning. >> mitt romney, do you feel your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip? >> show some respect. show some respect. >> we haven't had another chance to ask him questions. >>>. >> [ bleep ] >> this is a holy site for the polish people. show some respect. >> he continued to say, shove it up something later. he later apologized. that's important t
we're america's natural gas. >>> should mitt romney have stayed home? he's back home after some overseas less than ideal headlines. >> in what's being called mitt romney's golden gaffe. >> london, the trip started with a difficult stop for mitt romney i think it's fair to say. >> what was supposed to be a low impact, upbeat, good will, three nations overseas trip turned into quite a challenge today for the traveling romney campaign. >> and this unfortunately...
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this is a bad move for romney. it's going to disappoint the people in places where he might have a chance, iowa, colorado, florida. pennsylvania's not gone for a republican for president since reagan and bush and when bush sr. carried pennsylvania, he also carried california and illinois and new jersey, places where they would hunt romney down with dogs. this is not like the map he needs if he wants to win pennsylvania. i don't really wish him well, i don't wish him any ill. but he's wasting money. >> what's the strategy, john avalon. had and in will had had had you're in ohio tonight. is the push in pa a a sign of weakness in ohio? john king's talking about he feels it's neck and neck, different than he felt in the last election, but do you think that? >> president obama has had a small but steady lead in ohio. we think the romney campaign is looking at a saturation point. there's not much more than you can do except get out the vote. with money, the with the candidate's time more importantly, i think speaks to ch
this is a bad move for romney. it's going to disappoint the people in places where he might have a chance, iowa, colorado, florida. pennsylvania's not gone for a republican for president since reagan and bush and when bush sr. carried pennsylvania, he also carried california and illinois and new jersey, places where they would hunt romney down with dogs. this is not like the map he needs if he wants to win pennsylvania. i don't really wish him well, i don't wish him any ill. but he's wasting...
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specifically, 4% a year under mitt romney. that is nearly triple the rate of president obama's most recent quarter. and just to make it very clear, the last year in which this economy grew 4% or more was the year 2000. the tax policy center, again, this report, says, no way. i wanted to get to the bottom of it. we enlisted our strike team. we got five very long and detailed replies from some of the top tax attorneys, professors and economists in this country. on the key question of whether the tax cuts mitt romney promises will get the economy growing fast enough to generate all that revenue, new york university's daniel shaviro told us, quote, there really is no conceivable way that gdp growth can make a significant short-term difference to the study's finding. now, conrad dequadros says, the romney's plan is a far more efficient tax plan than our current one and cutting marginal rates and eliminating deductions would boost economic growth and raise tax revenue. our experts said, we can quibble with some of the specifics in t
specifically, 4% a year under mitt romney. that is nearly triple the rate of president obama's most recent quarter. and just to make it very clear, the last year in which this economy grew 4% or more was the year 2000. the tax policy center, again, this report, says, no way. i wanted to get to the bottom of it. we enlisted our strike team. we got five very long and detailed replies from some of the top tax attorneys, professors and economists in this country. on the key question of whether the...
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romney has known him for 35 years and i even saw one of mitt romney's books on netanyahu's study shelf in jerusalem. he even appears in a pro romney ad in florida. >> the fact is, that every day that passes, iran gets closer and closer to nuclear bombs. >> right now, the candidates are duelling over how to handle the conflict. >> the president's decision not to meet would be with netanyahu, prime minister of israel, when the prime minister is here is a mistake. >> so, you know, governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> tonight, the israeli response to iran "outfront." earlier, i spoke with israel's council general in new york and asked him for his reaction to ahminedjad's comments. >> well, i think it's the wrong framing to look at it as you know, iran versus israel. this is a much larger issue. it's the world, it's the west versus iran. i think that what bothers them, what really threatens them is everything that we stand for. not necessarily the things that we do and i say we, i mean the united states, israel, the rest of the western civiliz
romney has known him for 35 years and i even saw one of mitt romney's books on netanyahu's study shelf in jerusalem. he even appears in a pro romney ad in florida. >> the fact is, that every day that passes, iran gets closer and closer to nuclear bombs. >> right now, the candidates are duelling over how to handle the conflict. >> the president's decision not to meet would be with netanyahu, prime minister of israel, when the prime minister is here is a mistake. >> so,...
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for example, the pro mitt romney super pac's treasurers spees was romney's general counsel in 2008. the pro gingrich super pac co-founded by rick tyler. he's gingrich's former press secretary. and bill burton is the president's former deputy press secretary. these super pacs do seem to be run by some of the candidate's super close friends. if you listen to the candidates, you'd think they want nothing to do with the pacs. >> campaign finance law has made a mockery of our campaign system. we really should let campaigns raise the money they need and get rid of the super pacs. >> millions of americans are struggling to get by and their voices shouldn't be drowned out by millions in secret, special interest advertising. >> get rid of the super pacs, the negativity, and then the candidates would be in control and the candidates would be responsible. it would be a dramatically better system and a more honorable system. >> so, where's the disconnect? all right. we're joined by bill burton, who runs priorities usa, and charlie spees, from the pro romney super pac. okay, so let me just put t
for example, the pro mitt romney super pac's treasurers spees was romney's general counsel in 2008. the pro gingrich super pac co-founded by rick tyler. he's gingrich's former press secretary. and bill burton is the president's former deputy press secretary. these super pacs do seem to be run by some of the candidate's super close friends. if you listen to the candidates, you'd think they want nothing to do with the pacs. >> campaign finance law has made a mockery of our campaign system....
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president romney stands up to china. demands a level playing field for our businesses and workers. >> just today, to kick off his bus tour, the president played the china card too. >> just this morning, my administration took a new action to hold china accountable for unfair trade practices that harm american automakers. and let me tell you something. americans aren't afraid to compete. we believe in competition. >> the president is referring to chinese tariffs on american-made cars and raised costs between 10% and 22%. what is amazing when you look at the numbers the claim doesn't really add up. look at gm sales in china. in the month of may, they were up 21% from last year. so far this year gm sold a record 1.2 million cars in china, more than the united states. the real untold story here isn't really about chinese tariffs on u.s. cars. it's how much china is helping america's economy. so let's start with ohio, where the president was today. exports from ohio to china worth $2.7 billion and makes china, ohio's big thir
president romney stands up to china. demands a level playing field for our businesses and workers. >> just today, to kick off his bus tour, the president played the china card too. >> just this morning, my administration took a new action to hold china accountable for unfair trade practices that harm american automakers. and let me tell you something. americans aren't afraid to compete. we believe in competition. >> the president is referring to chinese tariffs on...
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has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you hoping whatever people thought before the storm they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not going to swing back to the president because of the storm? >> that will have to be seen. there's no question we have five days left that the momentum is with us, has been now for a long time. obviously you stop campaigning for a few days, you have to come back, see what happens out there but the key is, we've been living under barack obama for four years. americans know exactly the impact his policies have had on him, enormouslile chaeninging and what mitt romney is offering them is a break from the status quo, not four more years but four years of promises of new jobs and a fresh start for millions of americans, a brighter future for their children, it's a clear choice here, erin, and i don't think three days of us being worried and praying for the victims of this storm are going to change four years of aboutment. . >> what about, though, then just the bott
has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you hoping whatever people thought before the storm they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not going to swing back to the president because of the storm? >> that will have to be seen. there's no question we have five days left that the momentum is with us, has been now for a long time. obviously you stop campaigning for a few days, you have to come back, see what happens out there but the key is, we've been...
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in all these fights, mitt romney stood with big oil, for their tax breaks. >> mitt romney says it's unfair and he fired back. >> obama attack machine has started. spending millions to sling mud or oil at mitt romney. why? because in the five states where obama is attacking romney, gas prices are roughly doubled, but obama's mud can't cover up his failed energy policies. >> who's the winner there? in that duelling ad war? >> i've got to say i think romney has a very strong case for a very simple reason. all of the tax breaks for the oil and gas industry amount to about $4.4 billion a year. if you get rid of the most important of them, the break for so-called intangible drilling costs, then natural gas prices will go up by about $11.5 billion for consumers. that is you get back $4.4 billion for the tax man and then consumers have to give up $11.5 billion. so it looks like a good deal. oh, we're attacking big oil. it's actually going to be sdp that hits the pocketbooks of every american who counts on natural gas. not only that, but also a lot of those states, the utica shale formation in ohio
in all these fights, mitt romney stood with big oil, for their tax breaks. >> mitt romney says it's unfair and he fired back. >> obama attack machine has started. spending millions to sling mud or oil at mitt romney. why? because in the five states where obama is attacking romney, gas prices are roughly doubled, but obama's mud can't cover up his failed energy policies. >> who's the winner there? in that duelling ad war? >> i've got to say i think romney has a very...
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. >>> romney's pick for vp wastes no time. and current vp joe biden makes a campaign stop and accuses romney of planning to chain the audience. did his comment go too far? and a marvel of technology. why it may be crucial to the defense of the united states in the future. let's go "outfront." >> the clean cut vp presidentialal candidate is in sin city tonight for what the campaign is calling a finance event where he'll come fies to face with the highest of high rollers, shell madison. the man who has put the most chips on the table during this campaign by the far. an unprecedent amount of cash is expected to be spent on this election. about $2.5 billion. according to the senator for politics. much of that is coming from super pacs. only 100 individuals account for 50%. but when it comes to the king of donations mr. shell madison has put $36 million in the pot so far. that's more than 10% of all super pac donations. adelson has donated more than any other tributetor. all of them except for one is a return. but don't feel bad ab
. >>> romney's pick for vp wastes no time. and current vp joe biden makes a campaign stop and accuses romney of planning to chain the audience. did his comment go too far? and a marvel of technology. why it may be crucial to the defense of the united states in the future. let's go "outfront." >> the clean cut vp presidentialal candidate is in sin city tonight for what the campaign is calling a finance event where he'll come fies to face with the highest of high rollers,...
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but has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you just hoping whatever people thought before the storm, they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not see any swing back to the president? >> there's no question we have five days left, the momentum is with us, but you stop campaigning, you have to come back and see what happens. but we've been living under barack obama for four years. americans know exactly the impact his policies have had. enormously challenging. and what mitt romney is offering them is a break from the status quo. not four more years, but four years of promises of new jobs and a fresh start for millions of americans, a brighter future for their children. it's a clear choice here, and i don't think three days of us being worried and praying for the victims of this storm are going to change four years of barack obama. >> what about, though, then just the bottom line here, which is the pass of 270 in ohio is difficult. polls haven't changed at all. you talk about momentum, but florida,
but has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you just hoping whatever people thought before the storm, they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not see any swing back to the president? >> there's no question we have five days left, the momentum is with us, but you stop campaigning, you have to come back and see what happens. but we've been living under barack obama for four years. americans know exactly the impact his policies have had. enormously...
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. >> romney shake up his staff? >> i think if you look at how these guys have handled they dispatch to all of their rivals in a systemic way during the republican primaries and i think they can do that again. the reason why they had this flip on july fourth, let's remember, a day when people weren't paying attention is because they wanted to move this out of the kind of the conservative zone where people are complaining and upset about it and want to bury it. and i think refocus on the economy if they can. >> you just used the words flip which leads to flop, unfortunately. roland, i want to get one more thing in here before we run out of time. i want to play a sound bite for you who think is the biggest fighter and biggest asset in mitt romney's campaign. i'm bias but here it is. >> it makes you recognize that they are going to do everything they can to destroy mitt, so, you know, they are trying to portray him in a light that is just completely wrong. >> why? why is that? >> well, it's politics, isn't it sad? i thi
. >> romney shake up his staff? >> i think if you look at how these guys have handled they dispatch to all of their rivals in a systemic way during the republican primaries and i think they can do that again. the reason why they had this flip on july fourth, let's remember, a day when people weren't paying attention is because they wanted to move this out of the kind of the conservative zone where people are complaining and upset about it and want to bury it. and i think refocus on...
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mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and bloom add up? yes, the jobs numbers weren't great, but this is a glass we're choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it's a little ironic, perhaps, because the housing market is what got our economy in this crisis back in 2008. but here are a couple of numbers that really might add up. pending home sales in may hit their highest level in the past two years, according to the national association of realtors. and we saw gains across the entire country. and not just specific regions. and the most recent s&p case-shiller index, which really is the benchmark for housing prices, shows that home values rose on a month-to-month basis in april for the first time this year. you add on to all of that 30-year mortgage rates. when you look at those, they're at
mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and bloom add up? yes, the jobs numbers weren't great, but this is a glass we're choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it's a little ironic, perhaps, because the housing market is what got our economy in this crisis back in 2008. but...
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mitt romney by 23 points. an better taxes, advantage romney. this time by seven points. the group of undecided voters in ohio seemed to agree. here was mitt romney's high point of the night. >> i want to bring the rates down. i want to simplify the tax code and i want to get middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes and the reason i want middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes is because middle income taxpayers have been buried over the past four years. >> now, when the president talks about the tax plan, was not the the high point for undecided voters. so, could the president's form on the key issues cost him? i spoke with larry summers, former director of the -- and former treasury secretary. i asked him why the president is polling so poorly. >> the facts, the president's got to do much better. look, i can say that i want to eat a lot of dessert and lose 40 pounds. while those are great to have -- governor romney says he's going to cut middle people's taxes, cut high income people's tacks. he's going to preserve the program and the problem is, it just doesn't ad
mitt romney by 23 points. an better taxes, advantage romney. this time by seven points. the group of undecided voters in ohio seemed to agree. here was mitt romney's high point of the night. >> i want to bring the rates down. i want to simplify the tax code and i want to get middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes and the reason i want middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes is because middle income taxpayers have been buried over the past four years. >> now, when the...
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it's basically almost mitt romney's profession. when he was running bain capital, that was about getting rich people to give him money to invest. that's basically what he is doing this summer. you may see him on tv once in a while. he's raising a lot of money. and he has friends and outside groups who are going to give more. >> but this is something that president obama has not been bad at in the past either. fund-raising is what president obama did in breakthrough ways. so much so he didn't take matching funds from the government when he ran in 2008. unprecedented at the time. so i think the real issue is, is there actually an enthusiasm gap as represented by the lack of donations into president obama's campaign? >> but one question about unprecedented is the use of air force one. is that really a sign that the obama camp is worried? are you hearing anxiety among democratic donors that what they thought would be an easy race sure isn't, especially in the moneyball game? >> no race is an easy race. i can tell you that early money i
it's basically almost mitt romney's profession. when he was running bain capital, that was about getting rich people to give him money to invest. that's basically what he is doing this summer. you may see him on tv once in a while. he's raising a lot of money. and he has friends and outside groups who are going to give more. >> but this is something that president obama has not been bad at in the past either. fund-raising is what president obama did in breakthrough ways. so much so he...